43Synonyms found for towering

Word Origin & History

tower O.E. torr, from L. turris "high structure" (cf. O.Fr. tor, 11c.; Sp., It. torre "tower"), possibly from a pre-I.E. Mediterranean language. Also borrowed separately 13c. as tour, from O.Fr. tur. The modern spelling first recorded in 1520s. Meaning "lofty pile or mass" is recorded from mid-14c. The verb is attested from c.1400.

Example Sentences for towering

There was molten chocolate bubbling in vats towering above me, vats so huge that they had ladders running up their sides.

All paths to peace seem momentarily to be blocked by towering obstacles-even the ancient and oft-trodden highway of war.

It appears to be the sunniest patch amid the towering trees, warmed by a bit of cement path.

The towering image is an auspicious sign for the half a dozen couples who eagerly wait their turn for a consultation.

We have risen to a towering height at the expense of everything around us.

In time, writers will help us understand some of the people who were taken away by a towering wall of water.

Each of the arts must face the challenge separately, and no art faces more towering obstacles than poetry.

The valley ended as it began, in a towering wall of rock.

The towering imperial elephants and the burly mastodons trumpeted their approach one to the other.

Cut down the proud towering thoughts that get into you, or see that they be pure as well as high.